Senate roll call 238 · 72nd Congress · Jan 25, 1933
To amend S. 4412, by providing that branch banks may be established but capitol stock must be more than 1/2 million dollars if outside the city and $250,000 for
On Jan 25, 1933, the Senate voted 17–45 (S 4412). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–26, Democrats 10–26, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 72nd Congress (1931–1932), Herbert Hoover was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jan 25, 1933
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 26 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 26 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- John Sanford Cohen D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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